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Susanna Thompson

It was a poetry class that first drew Susanna Thompson to acting. Her fifth grade teacher, Mr. Connie Baucum, eventually guided her into community theater. She continued to study acting in high school, earning a drama scholarship to San Diego State University. As part of her undergraduate study, Thompson had the unique pleasure of appearing in Dogg's Hamlet and Cahoot's Macbeth under the co-direction of Tony Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard.

Susanna Thompson has earned numerous film, television, and stage credits. On the big screen, she has appeared in Random Hearts, in which she played Harrison Ford's wife; Ghosts of Mississippi with Alec Baldwin, When a Man Loves a Woman with Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan, and Little Giants.

Thompson starred in the made-for-television remake of the film classic High Noon, in which she played Amy Fowler, the role that Grace Kelly made famous. Her other television credits include NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, and The X-Files, in addition to a recurring role as the Borg Queen in the series Star Trek: Voyager.Nominated for Best Actress by the San Diego Critics Circle for her role as Agnes in Agnes of God, Thompson's other stage work includes Three Sisters, Hayfever, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Real Thing.


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Susanna Thompson Facts

OccupationActress
BirthdayJanuary 27, 1958 (50)
SignAquarius
BirthplaceSan Diego, California, USA

Selected Filmography

When a Man Loves a Woman
Little Giants
Dragonfly
Ghosts of Mississippi
Random Hearts
American Pastime
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
High Noon
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
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